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 # It's Time for Big Business to Go Back to School

 


 

 Sep 19, 2013 10:30 AM ET

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[It's Time for Big Business to Go Back to School](http://sbshare.co/1esqW44)

Nelson Mandela once remarked: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” and I'm inclined to agree. In a world riddled with social ills, one common factor becomes evident, and that is the pivotal role of education in shaping our society.

I'm of the belief that one's destiny should in no way be predetermined by the socio-economic bracket one is born into. All children — whether they live on the Upper East Side in an apartment complete with staff or in a township in South Africa where access to basic amenities is sorely lacking — should be gifted with the assurance that they will receive an equal education...

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